Re: climbing rose

Judy, when that doped up teenaged idiot drove through my beds and tried to
turn my house into a drive-thro' - he tore off about a 1/3 of the rugosa
rose in my big bed not to mention what a 3500 lb. car did to disturb the
bed.  It's a little smaller, but it's still coming back every year (3 since
that happened).  Amazing.


On 4/8/08, Judy Browning <judylee@lewiston.com> wrote:
>
> That's my thought too. I worry a little since I also disturbed the roots
> when I dug the hemerocallis on both sides. BTW DAvid, I have heather,
> lithodora, daylillies, creeping thyme (Elfin Thyme is my fav), candytuft,
> Little Rubies Dianthus, miniature daffodils, lavendar, helianthus, and iris
> growing around my roses. Ooh and Corsican mint.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Apking" <redfour@omni-tech.net
> >
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] climbing rose
>
>
>  Hi Judy,  I'm quite sure you didn't kill it.  The GD rabbits eat mine
> > down to the ground almost every winter, and they come back and bloom their
> > hearts out every(10) year.
> >
> > Judy Browning wrote:
> >
> > > re "The Fairy". Mine wins a prize at the county fair every time I
> > > enter it. Not fragrant, but looks good all summer as long as I nip off the
> > > dead blooms once or twice. I chopped it back to 2-3 foot canes this spring.
> > > Had to get in there to dig some daylillies I wanted to move. So far it's
> > > sulking. Hope I didn't kill it.
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cornergar@aol.com>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 7:37 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] climbing rose
> > >
> > >
> > > David, Two old and reliable climbers that I recommend to clients
> > > > because they
> > > > have few thorns are 'Zephirine Drouhin' and 'Lady Banks' yellow. The
> > > > 'Lady
> > > > Banks' white variety has good scent. I have ordered 'Aromatherapy'
> > > > from Jungs. I
> > > > like to order roses from them as they specify which ones are "own
> > > > root". Too
> > > > many bad experiences with grafted roses! I love all kinds of salvia
> > > > with
> > > > roses...also nepeta 'Walkers Low' .
> > > > I wonder if the 'Fairy Rose', a rebloomer with millions of small
> > > > pink flowers
> > > > would work on a trellis. Mine lean on a fence as they have long
> > > > gangly canes
> > > > if not pruned back. Very thorny, though. Kathy
> > > >
> > > >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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